Full Notification

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central, north central, northeast, northern, southern and western Maryland, northern and northwest Virginia and eastern and panhandle West Virginia.

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM EDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

* AFFECTED AREAS: WASHINGTON ... FREDERICK ... CARROLL ... NORTHERN BALTIMORE ... CECIL ... CHARLES ... CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY ... NORTHWEST MONTGOMERY ... CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MONTGOMERY ... NORTHWEST HOWARD ... CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST HOWARD ... NORTHWEST HARFORD ... SOUTHEAST HARFORD ... FREDERICK ... CLARKE ... RAPPAHANNOCK ... CULPEPER ... PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK ... FAIRFAX ... STAFFORD ... KING GEORGE ... NORTHERN FAUQUIER ... SOUTHERN FAUQUIER ... WESTERN LOUDOUN ... EASTERN LOUDOUN ... HAMPSHIRE ... MORGAN ... BERKELEY ... JEFFERSON ... EASTERN MINERAL

Instructions:

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing.